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Primary Source Activities
Suffragette on Horse
Author: Michelle A. Stone
Grade(s): 9
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. What do you see in the picture?
2. List 3 things in the picture, not including the woman or the horse. Level II: Interpretation
1. When do you think this picture was taken?
2. How do you know?
3. Where was the picture taken? Level III: Analysis
1. Why was the woman on ht horse?
2. Who is the woman on the horse?
3. What does the picture tell you about the expectations American society had for women?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark F: Identify major historical patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th century and explain their significance.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 9. Analyze the major political, economic and social developments of the 1920s including: b. Womens right to vote.
- Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 9-10, Benchmark A: Analyze ways people achieve governmental change, including political action, social protest and revolution.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 2. Explain how civil disobedience differs from other forms of dissent and evaluate its application and consequences including: a. Womens suffrage movement of the late 1800s.
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